Today's Scripture

Today’s Scripture: He will lift you up!

You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
Psalm 18:35 (NIV)

Do you ever wonder why we go through times where we worry more than we might’ve before? Why do we allow ourselves to get worked up sometimes, and other times we face similar situations without that same worry & stressing?

We worry because in those times we have forgotten that Our God is all-powerful!!
We worry because we forget about God’s Omnipotence!! We forget what He’s capable of and we start to believe we must take care of things ourselves. We start panicking!! Getting ourselves all worked up & into the false narrative that says, “hey, kid…you’re on our own”. And in the reality of our circumstances, we realize that on our own, we just might not be able to handle it! And you know what? That’s exactly right…. WE sincerely cannot handle it! Those are the honest to God, Facts!! AND…That FACT—is precisely why we need Him!!
God wants us to realize and admit our weakness so He can be strong on our behalf.

God often wants to do through us, what is beyond us, on our own —in our way, in our weaknesses and beyond our comprehension. So, when you’re faced with a situation in which you feel weak or powerless, rather than worry, call upon the Only One who takes care of the situation, all & every situation! Every circumstance!
The sooner we realize that we can’t do it all on our own (and more importantly, that we don’t have to!!)… we can stop making our lives more complicated, difficult & harder than it has to be! Because no matter how hard we work at trying our hardest, only to once again, find ourselves stuck & coming up short, whenever we attempt to navigate through this life on our own!
Trying and trying but over & over again, continuously falling short due to who we are! Due to our limitations as fragile, temporary residents, humanity flowing through our veins. BUT—The Good News is found when we find and surrender to The One, Jesus Christ, God’s Own Son! When we accept The Truth, we come to realize that we were never designed, nor equipped to go at this life alone, never created to do this life—feeling helpless & powerless—by ourselves. That’s when God’s power is able to take care of whatever concerns you have! Knowingly, we can come before Him, without a shadow of a doubt, and with the upmost confidant endurance, that Jesus Christ is now and forever, always by our side! Therefore, knowing THIS TRUTH—We are Never, ever alone!! Hallelujah!!
Now with confidence, anything we need is up for the asking!
So, now how do we go about life with Jesus Christ with us? Ready for us to do our lives In Christ?
We must first humble ourselves, admit we are powerless and ask for His Strength to get us through. God’s Word tells us in James 4:10 to, “Humble yourselves before the sight of The Lord, and he will lift you up.”
David; the gifted Psalmist, says in Psalm 18:35 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great” (NASB).
That verse illustrates the gentleness of God that empowers us when we’re weak and when we call upon Him for help in whatever it is that we need to do. He stoops down from heaven to where we are and makes us great. He is able to do through us what is beyond us. Whatever your circumstance, if you’re feeling weak and full of worry right now, His power is available to you for the asking.
God has done His part—the choices we make from here, are our own.

God bless!!
In His Service,
April Hunt

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Today’s Scripture - Just HIS Word

But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness. And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—
speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction.
2 Peter 3:13-16 (NLT)

Don’t change the Word of God to fit into your own agenda or narrative. There is nothing more that angers the Lord, than the intentional twisting of His Holy Word!

Do not add to it.
Do not leave parts out to suit your own purposes.

When we know what is Right and True!
When we know the Word of God, and ignore or neglect It’s Truth…. God warns of the consequences, dangers and risks to not only your soul, but the damage your wayward teaching, misdirection or skewed personal beliefs of the Truth, or misleading opinions may bring about harm to His Children! The very ones that God Himself has put forward for you to protect, care for and truthfully direct throughout His Word! Doing so with careful care, that they may KNOW the TRUTH and therefore be well EQUIPPED & PREPARED by The Truth of God’s Holy, Unchanging Word!
One of the scariest things we could possibly choose to do is to teach or mistakenly guide from our own agendas that serve us or suit us and not The Lord Our God! We must be careful and INTENTIONAL to no longer lean on own understanding, but rather trusting in God’s All Knowing Wisdom! Surrendering our old ways and leaning on The True and Righteous Understanding of God! Acknowledging His Ways! That God will make our paths straight!
Ultimately, we are accountable for leading God’s people down a slippery pathway of our own making if we so much as dabble in manipulating His Word!
Be sure that everything you say and everything you do is correct, in line, honest and is taught or shared in Context accordingly to God’s Every Word!

Quite simply: God’s Word is Everything!! And Everything can be explained by and through His Holy Word, Alone!
There is never any good reason for us to add or take away from The Living, Breathing Word of God! The Truth! That IS “The Bible”.
Everything we will EVER need is found within The Holy Scriptures.
Allow God to be Clearly Heard!!
…after all, do you think you can possibly outdo The God of The Heavens and The Earth?!! He IS More Than ENOUGH!!
All we will ever need is Just The Word!

In His Service,
April Hunt

Today’s Scripture- Don’t put your trust in mere humans!

Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?
Isaiah 2:22 (NLT)

What a powerful passage from our reading here in God’s Word!
I must admit, I almost didn’t share this with you today. Why?.... well, the old saying I grew up with still lingers in my ears: If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
I know.... this Scripture in no way or fashion is relevant to that rather wise (and Biblically sound), word of caution. So, why then did I automatically, and subconsciously, feel the weight of sharing this Scripture with you today?
The answer is firmly found within the words of this very Scripture! You see; As a human, my so called “better nature”, tells me to pass along ways in-which I can share with you good feelings, and provide uplifting thoughts for you. This passage by Isaiah challenges me... it challenges all of us! It has us looking at ourselves, and asking of ourselves the tough questions! And in that, we might not find such fluffy answers, no matter how hard we look. And let’s be honest with each other; most of us are interested in only passing along light reflections in this era of tough times, and tougher situations. But, it’s also our responsibility to spread The Word of God, in it’s entirety to the world! That means that not all that we share will automatically make us feel the good goosebumps, of God’s Word.
Behind every Scripture, is a lesson to be learned! Understood, digested, tested, and ultimately “to be applied” to our lives!
It’s so easy for us in these “new” times, marking a new normal for us all; post our days of quarantine, to look for and find someone: some human, to “Follow”! To “Like”! To “agree with”! To thumbs up! To invest our time, our interests, and our lives on. It’s the ultimate worldly trapping. It’s camouflaged with feel good gift wrap, and makes us desire that emotional feeling, in a time of being alone, we are wanting more than ever to find that human connection. After all, we all have enough to worry about! Enough fear going on all around us! and the last thing we want is to feel anything other than to find a brief human moment that’ll help us to find ways to escape from the harsh realities of today. However, just because something makes us feel good, doesn’t mean that it is in fact “good for us”! Not all of the feel-goods are really and truly good at all.

This Scripture asks a question of each of us. It stops us and makes us consider what, or whom we are putting our trust in! So, the question in Today’s Scripture is this: What good can come from putting all of our trust (our time, our energy, our efforts, our hearts, our lives,...etc), in “mere humans? When The Bible is clearly telling us that human trust is as “frail as breath”. Think about how profound that Statement is!?!
And what happens to all humans? Including the wise man, Isaiah, in whose question we are discussing today? Like all humans, the Bible tells us that we are all “frail as breath”! “What good are they?” that we’d put our trust into another human?
What human is bigger than our God?!! What human has lived for eternity?? Apart from Our God?? None. Not one. Zero. Zilch. None!
From the dust we came, to the dust we shall return again! “Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath”....

Further Scripture tells us that we serve a jealous God. So, what does that mean?
It means; that God wants us; commands us even!! To have One God Alone! We cannot serve two masters!! Our God - He wants us to choose each day; to Follow Him!, Obey Him!, Worship Him!, Put Him Above ALL OTHERS! To Always Choose God First! Desire God with all of our hearts!, To Love God above all else! Putting Him First! Trusting in God, and God Alone! What good can come from putting all of our eggs in the baskets of frail and fleeting humans? Nothing good at all. Our passage says today, “What good are they?” What good can come from putting anything, or anyone, above Our Almighty God!?!
I’m going to venture out and say, that I believe we can all collectively agree on the answer to this??!!?? Amen?? 🙌🙌🙏🏼🙌🙌

It seems rather simple to say, “that’s easy! I am fully equipped to not trust anyone but God”.....but when the rubber hits the road (as the old saying goes), it’s much easier said than done! However, we have been Given An Extraordinary Gift- we’ve been given a Saviour! Jesus Christ! Who came from The Heaven’s! Born into this world as fully human, and yet still fully God! His Name IS the ONLY WAY in which we can be washed by His Blood, removing the blemishes and stains of our sinfulness, by our belief in Him, in Who He IS. Trusting in God, that action in itself, The Bible tells us, that our Trust!, our Hope! Our Belief in Christ Jesus, washes away a multitude of sin! His Life and His Death- His Resurrection, have paved The Only Way, for us to enter into an Eternity with The Living God! An Eternity of Worshiping our Lord and Saviour, there at His Feet!! Placing our trust in The God of All Creation, will be the Only Way to eternally feel the way in which we so desperately long to feel in this world today. So, take heart! Trust in the Truth of God’s Word! It’s ALWAYS available to you! It’s never fleeting! And it’s The Very Breath of God! That’ll never fail or fade away!! Will you choose to place your Trust in Our Heavenly Father, today?!
If you answered, Yes! Let us be the first to join you in a triumphant, “Hallelujah!!”

So, friends, when tempted to put your trust into anything other than That of God, be reminded that mere humans are as frail as breath!
Apart from God, no human being on this earth can save your soul and bring you eternal life, and the peace of mind that God Alone CAN provide! Amen to that! Amen to all the lives that recommitted or committed for the first time today, in trusting God! And becoming a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

Ps. If there’s anything that we can stand with you in prayer for today, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or message us with your private prayer requests. We’re here 24/7 to pray with and for you. In The Matchless Name of Jesus Christ! Hallelujah!!

God bless you all!!
In His Humble Service,
April Hunt

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*some thoughts in this devotional were located for teaching purposes on the worldwide web & we are so grateful for the wisdom available to us today from Biblical scholars all over the world! God bless each and everyone who gives so freely to help us all in our daily journey through God’s Word*

Today’s Scripture- TRUTH

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6 (NLT)

Truth—Truth is Unchanging! Truth Never Ceases Being True! God IS Truth! His Word IS Truth!
Truth will never mislead you!
Truth Is FOR you!
Truth will never abandon you!
Truth will never cause you to stumble! Truth will always Prevail! Like darkness and light can never coexist, Truth IS our Light! Truth leads us, guides us!
Truth IS our Sanctuary!

May The Glorious Light of God reign in Perfect Peace in our very beings! Consuming us with His Love, Faithfulness, Mercy and Grace.
O Lord, Our Gracious Heavenly Father, we humbly seek Your Ways! May Your Truth Forever be IN our hearts & UPON our lips! The enemy's days ARE numbered..his time..it’s nearly up! The God of Truth will soon crush satan underneath His feet! Hallelujah!!
Satan IS defeated!! And. Jesus. IS.
The Champion!! His Truth and Justice will reign forevermore!! Let us rejoice, and remember, our God of Truth will Forever Remain!! In The Matchless Name of Jesus Christ, we pray!! Amen & Amen 🙏

Culture changes. Society changes. But God never changes. His Word never changes. Right is forever right. Wrong is forever wrong.

Let us step into His Truth and be Embraced by His Precious Grace!!

Have a blessed week ahead!
In His Service,
April Hunt

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Today’s Scripture- God’s Daily Reminder, 365 Day’s a Year!

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7

Something that I’ve learned personally, on my journey with God and throughout His Word, is that if God has to repeat something more than once, how important do you think that message is for you and I to hear? If God has to repeat it, then we must examine how important and vital it is that we pay attention to His Repeated reminders!!
As any good father (or parent) would say, when trying to get something drilled into our hearts and our oftentimes stubborn heads,
“How many times must I repeat myself?” ; or
“I shouldn’t have to tell you more than once”.
Just like our earthly father’s (parents, grandparents, and wise teachers), when something is of great importance, or a lesson so vital that we need to hear! One in which we’ll never forget! That we learn and inevitably engrave in our hearts and minds! Something so important that it becomes second nature, not to be forgotten.
Then, as we mature and are no longer children. The conversation changes in a heartfelt, but sternly given response —at that point we will often hear them say, “I shouldn’t have to keep repeating myself, you know by now how important THIS IS!!”.

I truly believe that’s how God feels when He has to repeat Himself in His Word to us.
365 times (and counting!) we hear God reminding us to not worry! and to not be afraid. That’s a daily reminder for each day of the calendar year. I honestly don’t know how much clearer a case that God could make than that!! I think it’s far more than any earthly parent would have the patience, let alone the endurance to help us after countless years, decades, and ways to try and get the message through. I doubt we’d blame any parent for giving up after having repeatedly expressed the importance of the message for our own sakes!!
Now, when we hear our GOD repeat Himself so many times throughout His Word, it’s definitely no longer mere “food for thought”!! At this point, It’s a Gracious and Loving God, giving us a commandment! One that brings US the benefits, and cost everything to Christ Our Lord, Whose Sacrifice made it possible for us NOT TO WORRY! NOT TO FEAR! As Our Beloved Saviour carried all of our anxieties, worries, and fear upon His Shoulders!! Jesus Christ’s Ultimate Sacrifice!! So you and I may live! What a Mighty God we Serve!!! Hallelujah!!

Life can turn around some uncertain corners, and sometimes it can be difficult to maintain a positive attitude about the future. When you're experiencing doubt or worry, whether it's about a difficult family situation, a health problem, or other obstacle, consider turning to the Bible to find verses about hope or encouraging verses about healing. It's never easy to be completely sure about unknown outcomes in life, and everyone needs a little reassurance that things will work out in the end. While it's easy to worry endlessly about what-ifs and worst-case scenarios, the Bible can provide some helpful guidance to calm you down during uncertain times.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Matthew 6:34

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?” Luke 12:25

The phrase “do not be afraid” is written in the Bible 365 times. That’s a daily reminder from God to live every day!! Trusting IN HIM!! Every day!

God bless!!
In His Service,
April Hunt